{{short description|American television producer}} <!-- CORRECT SPELLING IS WITH NO SPACE BETWEEN SALLY and ANN --> '''SallyAnn Salsano''' (born c. 1974) is an American television producer. Her company 495 Productions has produced several television reality shows for MTV and syndication, including ''Jersey Shore '' and ''The Real''.
==Early life and education== Salsano was raised in Farmingdale, New York,<ref>Callahan, Maureen. [http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/producer_shore_has_guidette_cred_BC8coaOq25Y1EIA4u4paeL "Producer 'Shore' has guidette cred"], ''New York Post'', February 6, 2011</ref> on Long Island, and graduated from Farmingdale High School in 1992.<ref>[http://www.classmates.com/directory/public/memberprofile/list.htm?regId=8725656348 "sallyann salsano"] at Classmates.com</ref> She attended the University of Missouri,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.factualentertainment.com/2010/speakers.html?a=642356 |title=Factual Entertainment Forum |publisher=Factualentertainment.com |date=2010-06-03 |access-date=2011-02-13 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110710215846/http://www.factualentertainment.com/2010/speakers.html?a=642356 |archive-date=2011-07-10 }}</ref> graduating in 1995<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/sallyann-salsano-3b52a238/ |title=SallyAnn Salsano LinkedIn |publisher=LinkedIn |date=2026-01-10 |access-date=2026-01-10}}</ref> with a degree in accounting.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/three-days-life-a-drama-2-210800/ |title=Three Days in the Life of a Drama Queen |publisher=TheHollywoodReporter.com |date=2011-07-14 |access-date=2026-01-10}}</ref>
==Career== Salsano began her career as an intern for TV and radio personalities Howard Stern and Sally Jessy Raphael. In 1996, she was a finalist for MTV's ''The Real World: Miami''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019001822/http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/01/26/jersey-shores-sallyann-salsano-talks-snooki-pauly-d-and-criticizes-mark-burnett.html |title=Jersey Shore Creator 'I Was Snooki' |publisher=The Daily Beast |access-date=2026-01-10}}</ref> After she was not cast as a reality show cast member, she then translated her internships into work in various producer capacities on ''The Bachelor'', ''The Bachelorette'', ''Trista & Ryan's Wedding'', ''Extreme Makeover: Wedding Edition'', and ''Surprise Weddings I & II''.<ref name="productions1">{{cite web |url=http://495productions.com/staff/sallyann.html |title=495 Productions |publisher=495 Productions |access-date=2011-02-13 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130116024123/http://495productions.com/staff/sallyann.html |archive-date=2013-01-16 }}</ref>
In 2006, she launched 495 Productions,<ref name="productions1"/> which is based in Burbank, California.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.495productions.com/facilities.html |title=495 Productions |publisher=495 Productions |access-date=2011-02-13 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707064207/http://www.495productions.com/facilities.html |archive-date=2011-07-07 }}</ref> It produces several television reality shows for MTV, including ''Jersey Shore''. She named her company for Interstate 495, also known as the Long Island Expressway, on Long Island.<ref name="productions1" />
In 2011, Salsano said, "I'm an Italian girl from Long Island, my dad worked in sanitation, both of my parents drive Cadillacs, my dad wears a diamond-encrusted New York Yankees symbol around his neck. It doesn't get more guido than in my house."<ref name="thedailybeast1">{{cite web|url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2011-01-26/jersey-shores-sallyann-salsano-talks-snooki-pauly-d-and-criticizes-mark-burnett/2/ |title=Jersey Shore's SallyAnn Salsano Talks Snooki, Pauly D, and Criticizes Mark Burnett |publisher=The Daily Beast |date=2011-01-26 |access-date=2011-02-13}}</ref>
She said that she spent several summers at the Jersey Shore growing up; "I was Snooki. I woke up and was like, 'Oh, that was a crazy night.' That's what you do."<ref name="thedailybeast1"/>
==Productions== {{BLP sources section|date=April 2019}} *''All Star Shore'' (2022–2023) *''Buckhead Shore'' (2022) *''Joe Millionaire: For Richer or Poorer'' (2022) *''Paradise Hotel'' (2019) *''Jersey Shore Family Vacation'' (2018–present) *''Winter Break: Hunter Mountain'' (2018) *''Floribama Shore'' (2017–2021) *''Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party'' (2016–2020) *''Blue Collar Millionaires'' (2015) *''Party Down South 2'' (2014–2015) *''Party Down South''<ref>{{cite web|last=Byun|first=Claire|title=Myrtle Beach area bristles over news of another TV reality show|url=http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2013/07/31/4203763/myrtle-beach-area-bristles-over.html|work=The Charlotte Observer|date=July 31, 2013}}</ref> (2014–2016) *''Jerks with Cameras'' (2014) *''Fangasm'' (2014) *''Tattoos After Dark'' (2014) *''The Real''<ref>{{cite web|title=The Real premieres on Fox|url=http://www.myfoxdc.com/story/22842053/the-real-premieres-on-fox|work=WTTG FOX 5|access-date=July 29, 2013|date=July 15, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130722191100/http://www.myfoxdc.com/story/22842053/the-real-premieres-on-fox|archive-date=July 22, 2013}}</ref> (2013–2016) *''Snooki & JWoww'' (2012–2015) *''Tattoo Nightmares'' (2012–2015) *''Tanisha Gets Married''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jersey-shore-tanisha-thomas-bad-girls-club-oxygen-243615|title='Jersey Shore' Boss Sells Tanisha Thomas Wedding Vehicle to Oxygen|last=Rose|first=Lacey|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=October 4, 2011|access-date=October 8, 2011}}</ref> (2012) *''Mama Drama''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/jersey-shore-ep-sallyann-salsano-264315|title='Jersey Shore' EP SallyAnn Salsano Brings 'Mama Drama' to VH1 (Exclusive)|website=The Hollywood Reporter |date=21 November 2011 }}</ref> (2012) *''Friendzone'' (2011–2014) *''Repo Games'' (2011–2012) *''The Nail Files'' (2011–2012) *''Love Handles: Couples in Crisis''<ref>{{cite web|last=Lowry|first=Brian|title=Review: "Love Handles: Couples in Crisis"|url=https://variety.com/2011/tv/reviews/love-handles-couples-in-crisis-1117945335/|work=Variety|access-date=July 29, 2013|date=May 26, 2011}}</ref> (2011) *''Jersey Shore''<ref name="season4-a">{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE70O6LP20110125|title=Jersey Shore to shoot Season 4 in Italy|last=Kit|first=Zorianna|date=January 25, 2011|work=Reuters|access-date=January 25, 2011}}</ref><ref name="season4-b">{{cite press release|title=MTV GREENLIGHTS SEASON FOUR OF ITS RECORD-BREAKING SERIES "Jersey Shore"|publisher=MTV via tvbythenumbers.com|work=MTV|date=January 25, 2010|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/01/25/mtv-renews-jersey-shore-for-a-fourth-season-with-cast-set-to-film-in-italy-in-the-spring/80087|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110128184633/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/01/25/mtv-renews-jersey-shore-for-a-fourth-season-with-cast-set-to-film-in-italy-in-the-spring/80087|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 28, 2011|access-date=January 25, 2011}}</ref> (2009–2012) *''My Big Friggin' Wedding'' (2010) *''Tool Academy'' (2009–2010) *''Disaster Date'' (2009–2011) *''More to Love'' (2009) *''HGTV Design Star'' (2006–2009) *''The Antonio Project'' (2009) (which became ''The Antonio Treatment'' under a different producer) *''Dance Your Ass Off'' (2009) *''HGTV $250,000 Challenge'' (2009) *''A Double Shot at Love'' (2008–2009) *''Nashville Star'' (2008) *''A Shot at Love II with Tila Tequila'' (2008) *''That's Amore!'' (2008) *''A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila'' (2007) *''The Big Party Plan Off'' (2007–2008) *''More Amore ''(2008) *''Making of an HGTV Design Star'' (2006) *''Secret Life of a Soccer Mom'' (2006)
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==External links== *{{IMDb name|1133163}} *{{cite web|author=William Perlman/The Star-Ledger |url=http://www.nj.com/entertainment/tv/index.ssf/2010/05/jersey_shore_allows_co-creator.html |title='Jersey Shore' allows co-creator to remember when she had fun... |date=31 May 2010 |publisher=NJ.com |access-date=2011-02-13}} *[http://495productions.com/ Official Website] {{Authority control}}
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